The last day of school

Today was the last day of school for the kids. At least, the last day before it is definitive who passes and who gets held back a year. After today, all that is left for them is to pick up their report card on Friday and go hang out as a class one last time … Continue reading The last day of school →

Vol4: Chapter 23 – The key to the tower

They gathered at the camp the next morning to discuss what they would do next. Mana procured the key that Cobal found the previous day. Sitting around the wobbly table in the sand were representatives from each camp. Eliana and Fareh were joined by Bartew and Kenar. Mana, Cassandra and Cobal sat opposite them as … Continue reading Vol4: Chapter 23 – The key to the tower →

My 10 favorite anime

It is not an easy task to create a proper top 10 anime. As of writing this, my anime list has well over 1250 entries and it is ever growing. To choose my all time favorites was not easy, and I will start off this post by telling you all that this list will likely … Continue reading My 10 favorite anime →

Vol4: Chapter 22 – Found what was lost

Oops, I forgot to properly schedule this post and it didn't go through. Apologies for the short delay “While you were off flirting with nobility, I did some hard work here on the island,” Mana proclaimed, after coming up from the water. She quickly put a towel over her shoulders. “It’s freezing down there, I’m … Continue reading Vol4: Chapter 22 – Found what was lost →

Stop Killing Games

If you would have asked me about the control a creator should have over their creative projects when I was younger, I probably would have said that the creator should have full control and no one should be allowed to “abuse” their work for their own gain. My stance on this has somewhat changed. I … Continue reading Stop Killing Games →

Vol 4: Chapter 21 – Back to the island

As Cobal spent most of his time lost in thoughts, with far too much to process about different aspects of his life that were very quickly unraveling into something out of his control, he put his efforts into training his sword fighting. He’d picked up many different pieces of advice over the past year and … Continue reading Vol 4: Chapter 21 – Back to the island →

Vol4: Chapter 20 – Proposal

Once Cobal got out of the bath and put some clean robes on he was quickly escorted to the dining room, where both Guthir and Diana were already waiting for him. Two servants rapidly put their food on the table before exiting the room, leaving the three to eat in peace. They spoke about nothing … Continue reading Vol4: Chapter 20 – Proposal →

Schedule update (again)

Hi friends, I’m going to keep it short today. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking, planning and stressing lately. I noticed that I have lost some of the joy I felt while writing blog posts. I still get very enthusiastic about writing stories, both Hesitant Hero and - more regularly - other stories. So … Continue reading Schedule update (again) →

Vol 4: Chapter 19 – Diving Bell

“Sit down, I’ll be ready in a moment,” Eliana said.Mana, Cobal and Cassandra sat down on the pillows in the main tent. This was where Eliana had set up her things and where she led the search efforts from. Right now she was going through some maps with Kenar and Bolar. “So, with these areas … Continue reading Vol 4: Chapter 19 – Diving Bell →

My five favorite One Piece islands

I see a lot of clickbait articles and essays on different aspects of One Piece lore whenever I accidentally swipe to the right on my phone and most of the posts about it are terrible. Let alone the AI additions lately where half the information is just plain wrong. The other day I saw someone … Continue reading My five favorite One Piece islands →